I was born in 1977, I am Italian and the son of a simple blue-collar worker, I am married and I have twin boys. I am Chief People & Organization Officer in G.Mondini Spa. G.Mondini is a “pocket multinational” with its headquarters in Italy (Brescia), a branch in several part of the world. The company is a leader in the design and production of primary packaging machines connected to prestigious international brands. My professional life started when I was 18. I come from humble origins – origins I however feel very proud of. I was forced to abandon my studies in order to help my family financially. I started as a farmhand in a dairy, then as a simple factory worker in the grinding department of a mechanical engineering company, a job which I did together with, in the evenings, waiting in a restaurant, however I never felt fulfilled. I then started to understand the importance of the studies that I had abandoned too early. It was at this point that this desire pushed me to improve my social status.
I decided to frequent an evening course so as to continue working during the day, and I managed to get a diploma as an industrial mechanical engineer, afterwards I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in marketing at the university of Modena and Reggio Emilia and a Master’s degree in Economics and International Law at the same university.
I did two Master degrees, one in Sales and Marketing at the historical Italian business school at the University of Bologna, the second Master degree in Design Thinking at the prestigious business school of MIT in Boston (USA). I obtained three important certificates: the first as Innovation Manager at the Italian certification body (RINA), the second as Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT in Boston (USA) and the thirdin C1 advanced for language skills at the EF SET Certificate and in 2020 I received a Qualification as visiting professor of Statistical analysis l & ll at the Italian University of Modena and Reggio Emilia andI studied business English in various colleges, among which: ones in Canada, New York and Edinburgh.
Over the years I have held growing managerial positions as Trade Manager, Business Unit Director, Global Sales Director in important Italian and foreign multinational companies. Today I am Sales and Marketing Director. My current post is full responsibility of P&L guaranteeing the operative management of the company with the responsibility of production, Research and Development, sales and back office. I also contribute to the strategic management of the business expansion, helping existing projects, promoting new ones by creating commercial alliances. I am also directly involved in Merger & Acquisition processes. During the Covid-19 pandemic I was on the front line of the company emergency as the emergency manager and in agreement with the company owner I implemented important structural changes regarding the industrial predisposition and the supply chain for the consolidation of the company in the future.
As a manager I have had the opportunity to travel extensively and thanks to my experience I have been able to put into practice strategies and very innovative business models that have been recognised and honoured both in Italy and abroad (obtaining an honour also from MIT in Boston). I have always been very curious and open to change. I am convinced that diversity is a value and not a flaw to be corrected.
Over the years I have had the privilege and the opportunity to have lived experiences that have affected me very positively, starting from menial jobs and it is also thanks to and, above all the experiences from “the bottom” and from a slow but constant growth that, in 2020 I was mentioned among the top 150 managers in Italy under 44 and in a ranking of Forbes as a TOP 100 CMO in Italy.
